137.585. Township special road and bridge tax, how levied, collected and disbursed. - Missouri Statutes

Township special road and bridge tax, how levied, collected anddisbursed.

137.585. 1. In addition to other levies authorized by law, thetownship board of directors of any township in their discretion may levy anadditional tax not exceeding thirty-five cents on each one hundred dollarsassessed valuation in their township for road and bridge purposes. Suchtax shall be levied by the township board, to be collected by thecollector-treasurer and turned into the county treasury, where it shall beknown and designated as a special road and bridge fund.

2. The county commission of any such county may in its discretionorder the county treasurer or collector-treasurer to retain an amount notto exceed five cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation out ofsuch special road and bridge fund and to transfer the same to the countyspecial road and bridge fund; and all of said taxes over the amount soordered to be retained by the county shall be paid to the treasurers of therespective townships from which it came as soon as practicable afterreceipt of such funds, and shall be designated as a special road and bridgefund of such township and used by said townships only for road and bridgepurposes, except that amounts collected within the boundaries of roaddistricts formed in accordance with the provisions of sections 233.320 to233.445, RSMo, shall be paid to the treasurers of such road districts;provided that the amount retained, if any, by the county shall be uniformas to all such townships levying and paying such tax into the countytreasury; provided further, that the proceeds of such fund may be used inthe discretion of the township board of directors in the construction andmaintenance of roads and in improving and repairing any street in anyincorporated city, town or village in the township, if said street shallform a part of a continuous highway of the township running through saidcity, town or village.

(RSMo 1939 § 8821, A.L. 1945 p. 1497 § 8820, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 483, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with S.B. 210)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 8161; 1919 § 10923; 1909 § 11769